Kimi(2022) -
: Angela works for "Amygdala," a tech giant behind Kimi , an Alexa-like smart speaker. Her role is to review and fix "mismatched" voice data—instances where the AI failed to understand a user's command.
Released in early 2022, is a high-tech psychological thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by David Koepp . The film modernizes classic "voyeuristic" suspense tropes—reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Rear Window —by placing them in the context of modern surveillance and the COVID-19 pandemic. Plot Overview Kimi(2022)
: The film explores the invasive nature of smart devices and how the data they collect can be used (or ignored) by powerful corporations. : Angela works for "Amygdala," a tech giant
The story follows (played by Zoë Kravitz), an agoraphobic tech worker living in Seattle during the pandemic. : Angela works for "Amygdala
: Soderbergh uses distinct cinematography to illustrate Angela's mental state. Her apartment is filmed with steady, wide shots, while the outside world is captured with canted angles and frantic handheld camerawork to evoke her sensory overload.